HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
OU WILL FIND all the best herbaceous plants for cut- 
flowers, rock-garden planting, ground-covers, and general 
perennial border effects presented on pages 22 to 43. 
While 
nursery blocks, we have learned there are many kinds that 
ACHILLEA 
Filipendulina, Golden Plate. Yarrow. At- 
tractive plants having golden yellow flowers. 
Excellent for cutting. 2 to 24% ft. June, July. 
75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
Filipendulina, Parker’s Variety. Yarrow. 
Tall plants with big clear yellow flower-heads; 
prefers a dry location. Very fine for cutting, 
and may also be dried for winter bouquets. 
21% to 3 ft. June to Sept. 3 for $1.50; 10 for 
$4.50. 
Millefolium roseum, Cerise Queen. Compact 
heads of cerise flowers. Finely cut foliage. 
114 to 2 ft. June to Sept. 3 for $1.75; 10 for 
$5.25. 
Millefolium roseum. Milfoil. Compact heads 
of deep pink flowers. Finely cut foliage. 11 to 
2 ft. June, Sept. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Ptarmica, Boule de Neige (Ball of Snow). 
An improvement on The Pearl, with fuller and 
more perfect flowers that are excellent for cut- 
ting. 114 ft. June to Sept. 3 for $1.35; 10 for 
$4.00. 
Tomentosa. Woolly Yarrow. Bright yellow 
flowers. Excellent for rockeries. 1 ft. June. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ACONITUM - Monkshood 
Autumnale. See page 22. 
Fischeri. Provides dark blue flowers in the 
garden after the delphiniums have passed, and 
contrasts well with the early chrysanthemums. 
Thrives in sun, also in partial shade. Best after 
becoming well established. 2 to 3 ft. Sept., 
Oct. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Napellus, Sparks’ Variety. A tall plant with 
branching spikes of blue flowers. 5 to 6 ft. 
July, Aug. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
AJUGA 
An excellent family of rock-garden or ground- 
cover plants, thriving in semi-shade under trees 
and flowering in May and June. 
Genevensis. Compact; good foliage; dark blue 
flowers. A fine ground-cover. 6 in. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
Reptans. Light blue flowers; creeping habit. 
Forms dense masses of foliage. OVinses Hor 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Reptans atropurpurea. Blue flowers; bronze 
foliage. Compact growth. 6 in. May, June. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ALYSSUM, HARDY 
Basket of Gold 
Early-flowering perennials. Excellent for 
edging flower-beds and in association with 
spring-flowering bulbs. 
Montanum. Low-growing, 
6 in. April, May. 
spreading habit. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Saxatile compactum. Compact masses of 
single yellow flowers. 1 ft. April, May. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
AMSONIA 
Tabernzemontana. Willow Amsonia. Strong, 
shrubby plant with willow-like foliage and 
spikes of delicate blue flowers. 2 ft. May, 
June. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
most of our perennials are freshly dug from the 
ANCHUSA 
Italica. Alkanet. An erect plant with clusters 
of large blue flowers, excellent for cutting. If 
not allowed to go to seed, will bloom from June 
to September. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Myosotidiflora. Forget-me-not- flowered 
Anchusa. Likes partial shade and is a fine 
ground-cover. 1 to 144 ft. April, May. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ANEMONE .- Windflower 
Sold for Spring Planting Only 
The Anemones are among the choicest of 
perennials, indispensable in the border. They 
require plenty of moisture, prefer slight shade, 
and should be given some winter protection. 
Japonica, Hon. Joubert. Large, single, pure 
white flowers with golden stamens. 3 ft. 
Sept., Oct. 
Japonica, Kriemhilde. Large, semi-double 
flowers of a striking vivid pink shade. 214 ft. 
Sept., Oct. 
Japonica, Queen Charlotte. A strong grower 
producing large, semi-double, flesh-pink flow- 
ers. 214 to3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Japonica, September Charm. Considered 
one of the earliest and best varieties. Carries 
many flowers of silver-pink and rose in Sep- 
tember. 2 ft. 
Japonica, Whirlwind. Large; strong; semi- 
double; white. 21% to 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Hupehensis. This species resembles a miniature 
Anemone japonica in growth, with pale mauve- 
colored flowers in early August continuing 
to late fall. 1 ft. 
ANEMONE SPECIES 
Pulsatilla. Pasque-Flower. Lilac to purple. 
Dwarf; 1 ft. April, May. 3 for $1.35; 10 for 
$4.00. 
Pulsatilla alba. White-flowering form of 
Pulsatilla. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Pulsatilla varieties may be planted in 
spring or fall. 
All Anemones: 3 of one variety for $1.50; 
10 of one variety for $4.50, except where noted 
AQUILEGIA . Columbine 
These well-loved perennials prefer partial 
shade. They add charm to the border and rock- 
garden planting and are splendid for cutting. 
Plant them in groups of three for best effect. 
Alpina. The lovely low-growing Columbine so 
useful inrockeries. A beautiful, deep blue. 101n. 
April, May. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Czrulea. Rocky Mountain Columbine. 
Colors vary from pure white to deep blue. 
Needs acid soil and deep shade. 1 to 2 ft. 3 
for $1.35; 10 for $4.00 
Crimson Star. Large flowers with crimson 
sepals and spurs and white petals. A really 
spectacular flower. 2 ft. May, June. 
Longissima Hybrids. A comparatively new 
race of Columbine with 3 to 4-inch spurs. 
The petals are broad. Excellent cut-flower in 
yellow tones. 
ong-spurred Hybrids. Assorted colors, all 
shades. A fine strain. 2 to 3 ft. May, June. 
Rose Queen. A striking, light rose form of 
Crimson Star. 2 ft. May, June. 
Skinneri. See page 22. 
All Aquilegias: 3 of one variety for $1.50; 10 of 
one variety for $4.50, except where noted 
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give you the best results when grown and transplanted as 
potted plants. Our only interest is to see that you get the very 
best plants that will establish themselves in your garden as 
quickly as possible and furnish the flowers and effects you 
have the right to expect. 
ANTHEMIS 
Moonlight. Pale yellow flowers about 2% 
inches in diameter. Blooms all summer and is 
excellent for cutting. -24% ft. 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. 
Tinctoria Kelwayi. Golden Marguerite. 
Flowers rich yellow; fine for cutting. Very 
popular and largely planted. 2 ft. June to 
Oct. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ARABIS - Rock-Cress 
Alpina. A mat of gray-green foliage above which 
the pure white flowers appear like a snowy 
cloud in April and May. 3 for $1.25; 10 for 
$3.00. 
Alpina fl. pl. A double form of the preceding. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Alpina nana compacta. Pure white, single 
flowers on compact plants, for rockery and 
border. 6 in. April, May. 3 for $1.25. 
ARMERIA 
Thrift; Sea-Pink 
Dwarf evergreen plants with grass-like foliage. 
Used extensively as edging plants and in the 
rock-garden. 
Cephalotes rubra. Rich crimson flowers in 
May and June and again in Sept., Oct. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Glory of Holland. A large-flowering type hay- 
ing 12 to 15-inch stems. Color very similar to 
Cephalotes rubra. Very attractive and bloom- 
ing from early spring through August. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Vindictive. Fine crimson flowers on 6-inch stems 
in May and June. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
ARTEMISIA 
Silver King. Ghost-Plant. Grown for its fine 
silvery foliage. Very useful for bouquets. 3 ft. 
Aug., Sept. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Silver Queen. An improvement on the above, 
having broader and bolder foliage. Very useful 
for contrast in the border and for bouquets of 
cut-flowers. Aug., Sept. 3 for $1.35; 10 for 
$4.00. 
ARUNCUS 
Sylvester. Goats-beard. [Interesting cut leaves 
and white feathery flowers in May and June. 
4to 6 ft. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00 
ASCLEPIAS 
Tuberosa. Butterfly-Plant. One of our 
showiest native plants. Bears large heads of 
brilliant orange-scarlet flowers. 2 to 3 ft. 
July, Aug. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
AUBRIETA HYBRIDS 
False Wall Cress 
One of the prettiest rockery and border plants, 
forming a dense carpet of green foliage and 
various-colored flowers in shades of blue and 
lavender. 6in. April, May. 
Deltoidea. Very showy lilac flowers. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
BAPTISIA 
Australis. False Indigo. Long spikes of 
lovely blue, pea-like flowers. A native plant 
with good foliage, doing well in any soil. 
3to4 ft. May, June. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
BOLTONIA 
Latisquama. Aster-like, layender-pink flowers 
in great profusion during Aug., Sept. 4 to 5 ft. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00 
Bobbink & Atkins 
